Once Upon a Time, Season 7

Lucy:
You returned all the happy endings. And now, my mom and all the others need you to do it again. The curse put most people in Hyperion Heights, but–

Henry:
I hear that's an up-and-coming neighborhood. Doesn't really sound like a curse to me.

Henry:
You're the Alice? From Wonderland?

Alice:
And other places! Gah, you have one weird trip and it's all anyone knows about you.

Tiana:
[after being approached by a servant bearing a platter of frog legs] Oh... Frog legs. No. No, thank you.

Victoria:
Go back to your books, your fairylands, whatever nonsense you write. Because in this world, the real world, people get hurt. And if that happens, you'll be sorry you ever stepped foot on this street.

Victoria:
You'll regret this, Roni.

Roni:
Doubtful. Regret's not really my thing.

Killian Jones:
[referring to Henry] Look, he's grown into a fine young lad, and he is lucky to have a mother like you.

Emma Swan:
He's lucky to have a pirate like you.

Jacinda:
You see, this garden isn't what it was supposed to be. I couldn't see that. But my Lucy did. She never stopped believing in it for a second. We're gonna show Victoria Belfrey that, when you truly believe in something... you can change things.

Regina:
You stayed in that depressing manor home. You let your stepmother walk all over you and call you "Cinder... ella". But, you know... there's a reason for that. You're punishing yourself. Take my advice. If you want to take this woman down, the first thing you got to do... is forgive yourself.

Tilly:
I finally understand. I just had to see the whole picture, the whole story. See, we all have stories. I have a story. This troll has a story. Even you, Mr. Weaver, have a story. And it's a thing of beauty.

Gold:
[after seeing Belle rattle off items on the checklist for one-year-old Gideon's birthday party] Relax... It's a children's birthday party. As long as everyone turns up and Gideon ends up with birthday cake all over his face, it's a success.

Ivy:
Lucy and Jacinda may be apart, but they will always have each other. And I'm all alone. Not that I expect you to understand. You're practically already a part of her little insta-family.

Henry:
You want to talk about being alone? Until last week, the only human contact I had was with my Swyft riders.

Dr. Facilier:
The wealth dried up like a raisin in the sun and the people suffered without a strong ruler. And that's why you've come to me, is it not? To find that strong ruler, that prince who can save you and your kingdom.

Tiana:
But how did you know I was looking for a prince?

Dr. Facilier:
It's my job, isn't it? And in this business, it's all about who you know. I don't like to drop names, but I do have a few friends... on the other side.

Ivy:
Welcome back... Regina.

Regina:
All those years... A blink of an eye for us and you... you lived a lifetime with Belle? It's difficult to comprehend.

Mr. Gold:
You know, we had a good life. And it made me a new man. That's why I'm here in this realm. Finally ready to pass on the power of the Dark One. The right way.

Rogers:
[after Weaver accuses him of being obsessed with the Eloise Gardener case] I'm gonna find Eloise Gardener. And I won't let you, Victoria Belfrey, or anyone else stop me.

Cinderella:
I know that where you come from, true love always wins. But mine is a world of broken promises where people never find each other.

Rapunzel:
I'll apologize for taking some food, but I won't apologize for trying to help my family. My husband is sick. My kids have gone two days without a bite.

Gothel:
Many people come here in an attempt to steal my magic. And yet, here you are selflessly risking my ire for radishes... It's rare to find a flower that can grow amongst the weeds of human nature.

Regina:
I can't just– can't just cast a curse. It takes time and– ingredients–

Drizella:
Eight, to be exact. And I have seven of them right here. The only one I'm missing – the most important one, and, of course, the hardest to find – is magic from a witch who crushed the heart of the thing she loves most. So– Regina, what'll it be? My curse or his life?

Jacinda:
And speaking of cool, tonight's the night– Taste of the Heights is happening.

Lucy:
A food fair in an abandoned skate park? Oh, that's so cool!

Robin:
Wow. So you're the girl in the tower.

Alice:
I got out of that tower years ago.

Nick:
So, how do you do a Hansel hunt? You stake out the lederhosen stores? Dust for gingerbread? Look for breadcrumbs?

Weaver:
So how does it feel to finally be chosen before Regina?

Nick:
I was so tired of being Hansel. You know, carrying his scars. So I picked a new name. Jack was simple. Jack had no past. And then when we slayed all those giants and you decided I was Jack the Giant Killer. And suddenly I... I was a hero.

[Weaver, Tilly, and Margot stand against Mother Gothel.]

Weaver:
She was never with you. And now she's gonna be the one who stops you.

Tilly:
What? No. I can't fight her. She's a monster. She's too strong.

Rogers:
[Approaches them] Not half as strong as you, Alice.

Tilly:
Papa, please.

Rogers:
I know you're afraid.

Tilly:
You're hurting yourself. You're– You're growing weak.

Rogers:
No, I'm finally growing strong. You make me stronger.

Mother Gothel:
Yet every step you take, your heart grows weaker.

Rogers:
You can do this. I'm here with you. [Takes Tilly's hand]

Margot:
[Takes Tilly's other hand] And so am I.

Mother Gothel:
Don't be a fool. Join your mother and defend your home.

Tilly:
You are not my mother. You wanna ruin me the way the world ruined you, but I'm not like you. I'm not an outcast. I'm not an orphan or a street rat or some crazy girl who's lost her way. You chose hate, but I choose love.

[Tilly transforms Mother Gothel into a tree and walks over to her.]

Tilly:
I'm sorry your life twisted into something you never meant it to. I promise I will do better. For everyone. [Grows flowers on the tree]

Henry:
[Voiceover as Regina reads his personal essay] Dear Mom, this is the personal essay I wanted to send, but couldn't. It's titled "Once Upon a Time." And it's the story of us. Sometimes, you have to leave home. And you've been there for so long, you don't know who or what you'll be outside of it, but then you realize every experience, every trial, every moment has shaped you. And you take that place with you no matter where you go next. I'm lucky. I have an incredible home. You won't find it on a map, but in it, you will find magic. You find love, hope, and something to believe in. You'll find a family that fights for one another, who never gives up on each other. And even when they're separated by curse or distance or time, they find each other. They always find each other. I wish the world could know the story of my family, how it was all true, how every moment of it happened. And you may think this is just a story, but that's the thing about stories. They're more than words. They live inside of us. They make us who we are. And as long as someone believes that, there will always be magic.

Baron Samdi:
That's what I thought, you're a shadow of your former self. It's sad. Trying to get back to your beloved has made you the worst version of you. [Gets stabbed in the back by Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin]

[Henry and Roni discover Wish Realm Peter Pan imprisoned in a pillory.]

Roni:
Peter Pan? What happened to you? What happened to this land?

Wish Realm Peter Pan:
My son happened. He never forgives, and he never forgets. Guess neither of us grew up.

Henry:
Your son took my family. I need to know where they are.

Wish Realm Peter Pan:
Your guess is as good as mine. But I recommend you abandon all hope of finding them and leave. Because while good things come into my son's castle– they never come out.

[Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin teleports Henry, Rogers, and Weaver into the snowglobe where Jacinda and Lucy are.]

Roni:
Henry! Where'd they go?

Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin:
I reunited Henry and the others with his family. Bound to be quite the reunion.

Roni:
Then why am I still here?

Wish Realm Henry:
[Stands up] Because we're finally back to what I'm getting out of this. I watched you crush my grandparents' hearts and take away my mom. And that story still needs its ending.

[Roni stares at Wish Realm Henry, knowing he wants to kill her.]

[Weaver and Rogers try to break the glass of the snowglobe.]

Weaver:
Our spirit's gonna break long before that glass.

Rogers:
We should try another area. There must be a weak spot.

Weaver:
There's that unshakable determination, however misguided. That's the reason why I kept you as a partner, Detective. That and your good heart.

Rogers:
Well, seeing as we're allowing certain death to bring up secret truths, I do have to ask you– given the amount of power that you once held, how come you never used it to destroy me?

Weaver:
Because you were the closest thing I ever had to a friend.

[Wish Realm Henry has Roni at swordpoint.]

Wish Realm Henry:
You knew I wouldn't listen to you, so why did you come here?!

Roni:
I had to.

Wish Realm Henry:
No, you didn't! What do you want from me?!

Roni:
I just want you to know that you weren't alone. Because I know what that's like, too.

Wish Realm Henry:
You deserve to be alone, and that's how you're going to die.

Roni:
I know you think I'm a villain whose life isn't worth saving, but yours means everything to me– All versions of it. So if this is how I have to go out– Showing you that there are people in the world that love you, no matter what you do– Oh, then– that's a worthy end for me.

[Wish Realm Henry drops his sword and the portals close.]

Roni:
Oh, Henry. [Hugs Wish Realm Henry]

[Weaver stands against Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin.]

Weaver:
You are the Dark One. As was I. And I know all our little secrets. Becoming the Dark One was the act of a coward, but I'm no longer that man. You are. And that weak coward will not be the Rumplestiltskin the world remembers.

Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin:
So what's your plan then? Talk me to death?

Weaver:
Oh, my plan is– to do whatever it takes.

Tilly:
No, the line of the Guardians is gone. You'll never be with Belle!

Weaver:
I know that. But I also know you don't do the right thing for a reward, you do it because it's right. Now I've been selfish for too long. I've been living on stolen time. Now I will finally face the unknown.

[Weaver rips out his heart from his chest, puts it in Rogers' chest, and collapses dead, as Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin dissolves into dust.]

Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin:
[While dissolving into dust] No more Rumple?

Roni:
[After being crowned "The Good Queen"] I thought my story came to an end a long time ago. And then, new people came into my life. People who gave me a second chance. I can't wait to see what's in store for me next. Well, for everyone. I refuse to believe there won't be more adventures, more love, more family. And yes, there will be more loss. Because that's just a part of life. And in the end, we can get past it all. With hope.